[Donkey Kong Advanced by ophelius. (PC)]

Will not load on Windows 7 :-(

[Atari GameBand]

I'd pass............ I would rather get the Atari Pong coffee table for $900 instead (if I had the money)!!

 

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/atari-table-pong-project-the-coolest-coffee-table-design#/

[Infosheet: Atari / Sears game instruction manual variants]

I think this is finally complete enough to share: I've put together a tabbed spreadsheet documenting major Sears and Atari 2600 game manual variations.  Sites like AtariMania, AtariBoxed, and VideoGameVariations are all extraordinarily useful, but I don't believe anyone has aggregated info on manuals like I've done here.  There wasn't a whole lot of variation going on with 5200 and 7800 manuals, but the 2600 is a different beast altogether.  A perfect example: including foreign language manuals/supplements, Combat has at least 8 major variants.

 

No, I'm not crazy enough (yet!) to track minor manual revisions...

Awesome work! It's nice to see someone else that is into "major" lists like myself!!

 

here's my list:

https://1drv.ms/x/s!ArXu52QZivTrgVbQayev1Wc1QprN

["Weird Al" Yankovic's "Pac-Man" Finally Released!]

Officially, it will be on the rarities disc of his career-spanning box set coming out soon. He posted a video of it on Vevo.

 

I think I got my copy from Napster.

 

 

Yeah, the song was released years ago on the aforementioned Basement Tapes CD that you'd get with your Demento Society membership. (And I think you can still order it via The Demento Society.)

 

It's simply listed as "Bonus track by 'Weird Al' Yankovic." When I played the CD and heard the song, I thought the title was a way of dodging the "Apple Police," as some Beatles fans call 'em. But it turns out that Al's track on the next year's Basement Tapes volume also had the same title, but it was an Al original (don't remember which one off the top of my head), so I guess it might be that the list was made before they decided which Al song would make the cut.

That explains how I got it before everyone else! Thanks!

["Weird Al" Yankovic's "Pac-Man" Finally Released!]

"just released"???????

I've had an MP3 of this song since 7/11/14, I downloaded it from Dr. Demento Basement tapes #4. I never knew it wasn't released (or just out there)!!

 

It's OK....not my fav Pac-Man song of course, but it's on my MP3 player.

[Atari I/O Retro Junk Box 7: The Junk Box Awakens]

Wow! A Mine Storm overlay is in the "Junk Box".......WT_?!?!?!?! It sounds like the junk box needs a name change......... the "Retro Goodie Box", "Retro Gem Box", Awesome Retro Stuff Box,..............

 

Congrats AtariBrian!

[Poll: Which version of Demon Attack is best?]

I've only played two of them.............. the Atari 2600 version and this one (which gets my vote, but is not listed in the poll).........

[Red Sea Crossing reaches $13877.78]

Yeah but I'd put it behind Air Raid in the #2 spot for rarest Atari VCS/2600 title.

[Is Gamma-Attack worth $500,000?]

Simple answer is........... no.

[Coleco Electronic Tabletop Arcade Games]

Cool! Someone bought them! I wish we could have done the color ones as well...

Why is the Space Invaders one so rare out of the 6? Were there fewer made than the others?

Do you have stats of how many were made and sold for each title?

[Atari Portable Question. ***HELP***]

add 3 more to the fixed ROMs list for the AFP:

 

Donkey Kong VCS

Spy Hunter

Berzerk - invisible wall removed to play

[Dark Tower]

Don't forget the GCE Vectrex Dark Tower prototype game that never got released!

 

Included the bin and overlay for emulation.

Darktower (unreleased)(U).pdf

dark_tower_v2.pdf

DarkTower.BIN

[Atari vs Sears - Picture Labels]

my vote is for Space Combat

 

Can't wait til we get to Atari Casino vs. Sears Poker Plus    !

[Been Around The Atari community for 20 years]

Welcome AtariHero!

[Coleco Electronic Tabletop Arcade Games]

I have a pacman but the battery box is rusted out When I worked at MGA we ripped off the concept with our Classic Arcade assortment...It didn't do so well but now I see other vendors with their versions...sucks to be ahead of the curve!

 

I dug out my TomyTronic Pac-Man handheld from the barn the other day. (pic below)

And got some nice high scores on the first try of both the AMA setting and the PRO setting:

 

http://highscore.com/scores/DedicatedHandheld/TomyTronicPacMan/56384

 

http://highscore.com/scores/DedicatedHandheld/TomyTronicPacManPro/56385

 

I even found a response letter from Tomy about when I inquired about an AC Adapter for the handheld Pac-Man too!

 

Then I pulled out my create of handhelds......... I have all 6 of your MGA Classic Arcades marigul! (see pic below) I love those games!!

[Long awaited Atari Flashback Portable is here]

Actually, this is everything you need to know about it....

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dN1l_iw3N4lJ69Wq2cqoLGKAxbo-gHLMohrhlSHwYNI/edit?usp=sharing

I'm an authorized editor for that Google Doc........ and list owner of this one: https://1drv.ms/x/s!ArXu52QZivTrgVbQayev1Wc1QprN

Those are just lists - not a bulk ROM download like I have above. I'm trying to do a better (and updated) ROM bulk download for the AFP than the only one we have which is here: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/258970-atari-flashback-portable-compatibility-list/

[Rickey's World Famous Hot Sauce (Billy Mitchell) on clearance at Sam's Club for $0.91 cents]

I bought a bottle of the Rickey's hot sauce at the 2014 Houston ArcadeExpo, along with a special labeled Rickey's "2014 Houston ArcadeExpo" bottle. I got Billy Mitchell to sign the Houston bottle too. Never have opened either one, and I've never needed to, since we have Tabasco here in Louisiana!

[Does anyone have use for broken cartridges?]

So I have this box of games that no matter how much I clean them, they won't work.

 

I honestly don't know what do do with them, and am considering just trashing them.

 

Does anyone have a use for them? I'd be glad to give them to anyone who would want to cover the shipping. They are mostly Atari, but I think I have a couple NES games too. I can post pics if needed.

 

And yes, I know AtariAge buys 2600 games for .50 cents store credit each, but they are picky on which ones they take and with the cost of postage nowadays, I'm not even sure if it would cover the cost to ship them. And even if I sent them the carts they'd want, I still would have several left over.

could save them for the future Atari.IO homebrew releases!!! 

[Long awaited Atari Flashback Portable is here]

Well, I received two new 128 MB SD cards, but my memory card reader on my computer has broken.  Sad.  I'm going to order a cheap-o USB card reader from Ebay.  What kind do you all use?  Any recommendations?

I'm using a SanDisk 2GB SD card (non-HC) class 2, with no problems. I still have about 1.7GB of music on it with the AFP ROMs loaded on it too.

[Long awaited Atari Flashback Portable is here]

After working though the ROMs on the AFP (with others over at AA), I have gone thru and renamed the ROMs to the correct game titles, deleted games that do not work/can't be played, and added some homebrews - even added the hacks that have been made for the AFP!

 

As usual, download and unzip the file, put the ROMs in the first folder named "Game" on the SD card. It should load into your AFP with 67 pages (about 667 games in total).

Let me know what ya'll think ......any changes?

Enjoy!

 

 

my updated ROM set for the AFP as of 2/12/17 here: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/258970-atari-flashback-portable-faq-and-compatibility-list/

Game.zip

[Atari Portable Question. ***HELP***]

 

in case the others missed it...... there's work being done to fix some of the games that do not work on the Portable, so that they can be played or even made better for the AFP! Here's where we are at right now:

 

Crash Course (hb) removed title screen

<bankswitch conversions> bankswitch conversion of several games

RealSports Tennis background colors edited

Juno First (hb) ROM modified

Star Raiders hacked original ROM for AFP use - No Keypad

Kool Aid Man hacked in 2002 - this works on the AFP

Tapper fixed the screen cutoff at bottom

Budweiser Tapper (hack) fixed the screen cutoff at bottom

Acid Drop (hb) fixed loading issues - but still cutoff at bottom

Beat'em and Eat'em <partly fixed> loads but no control

Custer's Revenge fixed loading issues

Enduro raised the screen to see number of cars & days

Jawbreaker fixed loading issues

Lochjaw fixed loading issues

Marauder fixed loading issues

Shark Attack fixed loading issues

Squeezebox fixed loading issues

Words Attack fixed loading issues

Scrollout (hb) Flashback Portable Support added

Fix it Felix Sr. (hb) fixed loading issues

Defender II changed "game select" S button for smart bombs

Defender II The difficulty switches now work for inviso & hyperspace.

Raiders of the Lost Ark select and reset to move the marker & the color switch to drop

Bloody Human Freeway (proto) fixed the collision problems

Circus Atari {built in game} D-pad not as good as paddles - use Zellers "Circus"

Freeway fixed the collision problems

Double Dragon Arcade updated sprites and made it compatible w/ AFP

Raiders of the Lost Ark Difficulty switch removed.  The spider gfx fixed.

Bloody Human Freeway (proto) Glitch removed from the corner.  Free space used to tally the number of times run over (max99).

Freeway (2 Players) added a Player 2 feature for the AFP

Backgammon/Nackgammon hacked to use the D-pad and buttons for Player 1 & 2

Defender Arcade (hb) hacked to work on the AFP

Asteroids changed color/bw button to Hyperspace for 1 or 2 players

Defneder Arcade (hb) changed "game select" S button for smart bombs

 

To find the ROMs for these games, go to my homebrew list: https://1drv.ms/x/s!ArXu52QZivTrgVbQayev1Wc1QprN then click the AFP tab at the bottom of the Excel spreadsheet. All titles are linked to the downloads.

 

 

since Jan 9th - these titles have been changed/hacked to work (or work better) on the AFP:

 

 

1/11/2017 Defender II The difficulty switches now work for inviso & hyperspace.   

1/13/2017 Raiders of the Lost Ark select and reset to move the marker & the color switch to drop   

1/13/2017 Bloody Human Freeway (proto) fixed the collision problems   

1/13/2017 Circus Atari {built in game} D-pad not as good as paddles - use Zellers "Circus"   

1/13/2017 Freeway fixed the collision problems   

1/14/2017 Double Dragon Arcade (hack) updated sprites and made it compatible w/ AFP   

1/14/2017 Raiders of the Lost Ark Difficulty switch removed.  The spider gfx fixed.   

1/14/2017 Bloody Human Freeway (proto) Glitch removed from the corner.  Free space used to tally the number of times run over (max99).   

1/14/2017 Freeway (2 Players) added a Player 2 feature for the AFP   

1/14/2017 Backgammon/Nackgammon hacked to use the D-pad and buttons for Player 1 & 2   

1/16/2017 Defender Arcade (hb) hacked to work on the AFP   

1/17/2017 Asteroids changed color/bw button to Hyperspace for 1 or 2 players   

1/17/2017 Defender Arcade (hb) changed "game select" S button for smart bombs   

1/19/2017 Popeye Arcade (graphic hack) some graphic edits to Popeye (bankswitch version)   

1/20/2017 Spy Hunter remapped second fire button to color/bw button   

1/21/2017 Star Trek Impulse Engines (forward) also work by pressing Color/BW button, Photons (back) can also be fired using Select.  No solution for warp drive yet, so it is still    

1/21/2017 Beamrider remapped color/bw button for torpedoes   

1/21/2017 Popeye Arcade (graphic hack) more graphic changes on levels 2 & 3   

1/22/2017 Beat'em and Eat'em Directional controller hack   

1/22/2017 Popeye Arcade (graphic hack) more graphic changes   

1/23/2017 Spy Hunter background color hack - and uses remapped button   

1/23/2017 Berzerk (2 player hack) changed title screen to "Berzerk Flashback" & 1 Player

 

same as before: To find the ROMs for these games, go to my homebrew list: https://1drv.ms/x/s!ArXu52QZivTrgVbQayev1Wc1QprN then click the AFP tab at the bottom of the Excel spreadsheet. All titles are linked to the downloads.

[Atari Portable Question. ***HELP***]

Here's a list of game titles requested by gamers to be fixed/hacked to work on the AFP - hopefully some (or all) will be worked on, in the near future: 

 

Donkey Kong VCS

Defender 2 - Is there a way the smart bomb button from controller 2 be changed to a difficulty switch so it can work?

Frantic

Galaxian - This is full of glitches.

Rally X - Maybe an earlier version can be hacked?

Scramble

Space Rocks 

Stay Frosty 1 / Stay Frosty 2

Spy Hunter

Star Raiders

(any/all Starpath Supercharger games)

Berzerk - invisible wall removed to play

Squish'em

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Merlin's Walls

Cosmic Ark

Pitfall II

Adventures of Tron - title screen messed up

Halo 2600 - fully playable

Zippy The Porcupine - full game does not run

 

xxxx = (done) hacked to work on the AFP

xxxx = DPC+ games will not work on AFP

[Midwest Gaming Classic 2017]

Too far for me, but I bet it will be awesome!

 

 

Too far away for me unfortunately.  I wish there was one closer to home.

For closer expo's/conventions to you, check out my website: www.videogamestores.net

I haven't fully updated all of them for 2017, but you can see where they are located.

[Atari Portable Question. ***HELP***]

Wizard of Wor needs to be hacked. It must be started as player two, so this should be changed.

 

I noticed this one the other day.  I couldn't control my dude.   

It's a great port for the Atari.

Wizard of Wor still works - with the two player option. As the original required player 1 to use the right joystick, and the D-pad and buttons are for the left side joystick/fire button, it can still be played on the AFP. Just choose the two player game and control the blue player on the left side.

 

BTW - the Wizard of Wor 2: The Arena (homebrew) works too on the AFP - just a couple of distracting lines appear on the screen during gameplay.

[Atari Portable Question. ***HELP***]

The Defender arcade hack is great!!!

in case the others missed it...... there's work being done to fix some of the games that do not work on the Portable, so that they can be played or even made better for the AFP! Here's where we are at right now:

 

Crash Course (hb) removed title screen

<bankswitch conversions> bankswitch conversion of several games

RealSports Tennis background colors edited

Juno First (hb) ROM modified

Star Raiders hacked original ROM for AFP use - No Keypad

Kool Aid Man hacked in 2002 - this works on the AFP

Tapper fixed the screen cutoff at bottom

Budweiser Tapper (hack) fixed the screen cutoff at bottom

Acid Drop (hb) fixed loading issues - but still cutoff at bottom

Beat'em and Eat'em <partly fixed> loads but no control

Custer's Revenge fixed loading issues

Enduro raised the screen to see number of cars & days

Jawbreaker fixed loading issues

Lochjaw fixed loading issues

Marauder fixed loading issues

Shark Attack fixed loading issues

Squeezebox fixed loading issues

Words Attack fixed loading issues

Scrollout (hb) Flashback Portable Support added

Fix it Felix Sr. (hb) fixed loading issues

Defender II changed "game select" S button for smart bombs

Defender II The difficulty switches now work for inviso & hyperspace.

Raiders of the Lost Ark select and reset to move the marker & the color switch to drop

Bloody Human Freeway (proto) fixed the collision problems

Circus Atari {built in game} D-pad not as good as paddles - use Zellers "Circus"

Freeway fixed the collision problems

Double Dragon Arcade updated sprites and made it compatible w/ AFP

Raiders of the Lost Ark Difficulty switch removed.  The spider gfx fixed.

Bloody Human Freeway (proto) Glitch removed from the corner.  Free space used to tally the number of times run over (max99).

Freeway (2 Players) added a Player 2 feature for the AFP

Backgammon/Nackgammon hacked to use the D-pad and buttons for Player 1 & 2

Defender Arcade (hb) hacked to work on the AFP

Asteroids changed color/bw button to Hyperspace for 1 or 2 players

Defneder Arcade (hb) changed "game select" S button for smart bombs

 

To find the ROMs for these games, go to my homebrew list: https://1drv.ms/x/s!ArXu52QZivTrgVbQayev1Wc1QprN then click the AFP tab at the bottom of the Excel spreadsheet. All titles are linked to the downloads.